Shortly.

Long links,
cut down to size.

Shortly turns long, unshareable URLs into clean links you can send anywhere, and keeps count of how often each one gets opened.

Free to use, with email-verified accounts and no visitor tracking.

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Demonstration: the long URL example.com/blog/2026/how-we-grew-from-zero-to-ten-thousand-users becomes shortly.sh/gr0wth.

How it works

01

Paste the long one

Any URL, however sprawling — query strings, tracking parameters and all.

02

Get a short one

Pick the ending yourself, or leave it blank and Shortly generates one.

03

Share it, watch it

Send it anywhere, then check back to see how often it actually got opened.

What it does

Aliases you choose

Name a link yourself, or leave it blank and get a generated one. Aliases are case-sensitive, so /Sale and /sale are two different links.

Clicks, counted honestly

A running total per link plus a daily breakdown for the last 30 days. Only real visits count — link previews and uptime checks are ignored.

Nothing is set in stone

Change where a link points, or rename it, long after you made it. Renaming retires the old alias, and Shortly says so before you commit.

Every link in one place

Your dashboard lists everything you have shortened, newest first, with its destination and click count — editable or deletable from the same row.